DWARFED Synonyms: 29 Similar and Opposite Words

dwarfed

verb

past tense of dwarf

as in suppressed

to hold back the normal growth of shrubs dwarfed by the lack of water

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Recent Examples of dwarfed Wa Shin Bay Village—a tiny residential neighborhood dwarfed by its glamorous neighbors of Back Bay and South End—can have a bad food rap among locals; but no longer. — Todd Plummer, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Sep. 2026 This was not the case for one—an egregious offering that dwarfed all the others, like a cuckoo in a wren’s nest. — Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026 Pappas, who is giving up his House seat after four terms, raised twice as much money as Sununu and Brown combined and dwarfed his Democratic primary opponents, as well. — ABC News, 8 Sep. 2026 In 2025, the total jumped to at least 39 arrests, and that number is dwarfed by at least 77 detentions at airports just in July of 2026. — Shimon Prokupecz, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026 Although the ivory shipment was reported to be the biggest ever at Quy Nhơn, it has been dwarfed by several others in the last decade of more than 7 tons each in the central port city of Da Nang and the northern port of Haiphong. — Los Angeles Times, 14 Aug. 2026 The development comes as Talartioc has consistently dwarfed his rival in prolific fundraising records. — Emily Hallas, The Washington Examiner, 31 July 2026 Leeds’ 95 goals dwarfed Burnley’s 69, but the latter were able to keep pace with their rivals because of their stingy defence. — Beren Cross, New York Times, 24 July 2026 Video production tends to be especially costly – OpenAI’s Sora was estimated to cost $15 million per day in compute resources, which dwarfed any reasonable revenue model, especially with the collapse in engagement numbers and copyright litigation. — Cortney Harding, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026

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The workers organized a strike, but their efforts were brutally suppressed.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 23 Oct. 2026
For 15 years multiple rounds of quantitative easing kept yields suppressed below 3% and often even close to zero, returns which are hardly competitive with stocks.

— Justin Zacks, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of suppressed

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Such a trend, however diminished, persists particularly among constituencies with close institutional ties to the state.

— Tamir Sorek, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2026
Finally, Nieves encouraged young salsa singers to pursue their dreams, even as radio and other traditional avenues for exposure have diminished.

— Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of diminished

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Jake Guentzel scored twice and Charle-Edouard D’Astous added another for the Lightning, who saw their three-game winning streak halted.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
The attack finally halted when journalist Jasper Nathaniel and several others came to Levine’s aid – but the danger wasn’t over.

— Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of halted

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The number of congressional battlegrounds nationwide has shrunk with gerrymandering and political polarization, making the district one of about two dozen races that will decide the House majority.

— Justine McDaniel, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026
Its gross domestic product has shrunk, and its 10 million residents have endured blackouts, food shortages and inflation.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of shrank

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Meanwhile, Russia's civil aviation authority, Rosaviatsia, said Friday afternoon that all four Moscow airports -- Sheremetyevo, Vnukovo, Domodedovo and Zhukovsky -- stopped flights arriving and departing for security reasons.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
If only the Hornets could have stopped the game after one possession apiece.

— Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 24 Oct. 2026

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